It's been well over a year since I made the switch to trades. A few floppies have filtered in since then, but I think all the late books have made it here by now.
It's certainly changed my reading habits in that I read them in groups of six, which generally means that I read an entire story arc at once. This, I find I prefer. I suspect that has to do with the fact that stories now are often written with the 6-issue arc in mind.
Also during this time period, we bought a house. It's a great place, early 20th-century but comfortable (and safe, ever since we had the whole place rewired! :)) But, as you know if you've done this, buying a house means buying less of other things, especially including recreational items like comics. The trade thing means that presumably I'll be able to pick them up at some point in the future when I've more disposable income. But for now?
I've dropped most of my DC books apart from Secret Six. I will probably pick up Green Lantern Corps again once the massive crossover thing is done. And what with what's happened with Red Arrow/Arsenal I see little point to buying Titans (or JLA come to think of it).
And while I still love the Avengers, right now the sheer number of books still makes it a little cost-prohibitive. I'll get them someday.
Fantastic Four won't be back for me until the Human Torch is.
I do plan to continue buying Captain America, and the new Captain America and Bucky WWII-era book looks like fun.
I've always had a weakness for Marvel's WWII heroes, whether original-Timely or not, and by "always" I mean since the '70s when I was a kid reading the Invaders book. (Which I've been picking up the trades of as they come out.) I wouldn't mind seeing another ongoing Invaders title, and was in fact hoping for one when Invaders Now! was announced.
Invaders Now!, btw, will be here tomorrow. I hope. And maybe then I'll be able to guess as to the likelihood of another ongoing?
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